A comprehensive training program for passionate doulas

Birth nerds, loving hearts, and good people

The Being & Born Doula Training is an online mentoring and training program for women who are passionate about supporting families during birth and improving mamababy care in their communities.

It's a detailed course for the doula who loves knowledge.

It's a community of changemakers, dreamers, and doers who grow together.

And it's also an opportunity for extended one on one mentoring with a seasoned birthworker who has a heart for nurturing new and aspiring doulas.

So, you want to be a doula?

Imagine feeling confident, prepared, ready to serve your first clients. 

Imagine that you are supported and held by a tight knit community of fellow doulas who encourage you along the way.

Imagine that you can start your journey as a doula right now, right where you are. 

You are in the right place. 

I created The Being & Born Doula Training to be the most in-depth, accessible, and intimate doula training available. 

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to The Being & Born Doula Training!

    • A message from the instructor

    • Housekeeping

    • Doula Introduction

    • Body Check-In

    • Birth as a Metaphor for Life

    • Pre-Course Mission
  • 2

    Module 1: Physiologic Birth

    • Hormones of Labor and Undisturbed Birth

    • BRAN/BRAIN - Decision Making Tool

    • Mission #1
  • 3

    Module 2: BRAIN and the Cascade of Interventions

    • My favorite decision making tool :: BRAIN

    • The Cascade of Interventions

    • Mission #2
  • 4

    Module 3 - Prenatal Testing & Pregnancy Interventions

    • Lecture - Prenatal Interventions + Testing

    • Mission #3 - Prenatal Testing + Interventions
  • 5

    Module 4 - Prenatal Support for Doulas

    • How I Do Prenatal Support for my Clients

    • Responsible to NOT for /// REFER, REFER, REFER

    • Mission #4
  • 6

    Module 5 - Birth :: Stages of Labor

    • Stages of Labor lecture

    • Mission #5

  • 7

    Module 6 - Birth :: Comfort Measures & Positions

    • Comfort Measures, Positions, and Story Time (Part 1)

    • Comfort Measures, Positions, and Story Time (Part 2)

    • Swollen Cervix or Anterior Cervical Lip

    • Mission #6 - Practice those comfort measures!
  • 8

    Module 7 - Birth :: Advocacy, Support, and Tools

    • Determining When to Go to the Hospital

    • Advocacy Tools - Centering the Parents in their own birth experience

    • VBAC Support

    • Inductions

    • Mission #7 (NOTE - There are multiple parts)
  • 9

    Module 8 - The Golden Hour :: The Role of the Doula in the Immediate Postpartum

    • The Golden Hour Lecture (and fun birth video links)

    • Additional note: The Golden Hour and Cesarean births (and births that have a disruption)

    • Mission #8 - Keep reading
  • 10

    Module 9 - Postpartum Recovery :: What's Normal and What's Not

    • Normal Postpartum Transitions

    • Mission #9

  • 11

    Module 10 - Postpartum Doula Work

    • How I provide postpartum doula work + Traditions

    • Mission #10
  • 12

    Module 11 - When Birth Doesn't Go As Planned

    • Lecture

    • Supporting NICU families with Meisha Shockley
  • 13

    Module 12 - Current Issues in the Birth World

    • Lecture: Current Issues in the Birth World

    • Lecture notes, links, and resources
  • 14

    Module 14 - Final Exam, Book Reports, etc.

    • Final Exam

    • The Birth Partner book report

    • Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering book report

    • Bestfeeding book report

    • The Fourth Trimester book report

    • Round the Circle book report

    • Client support #1

    • Client Support #2
  • 15

    Congratulations!!! You've completed the course!

    • What comes next

    • Client Support #3
  • 16

    BONUS - Guest Recordings!

    • Maternal Mental Health with Jaime Coates

Pricing options

There are three different ways to get started. Payment plans are processed monthly.

FAQ

  • I'd really like 1:1 support. Does this program provide any mentoring?

    Absolutely! This is one of the hallmarks of the program. The program includes 3 private mentoring calls with Chloé - plus access to our private Being & Born Birth Professionals Facebook group.

  • Do I have to attend births or work with families directly for certification?

    You need to support three families in order to certify with Being & Born. Direct birth support, virtual support, and postpartum care all count towards this requirement.

  • Can you actually make money as a doula?

    Yes! Absolutely! While the price for doula services varies around the country, most doulas charge $900-1500 per birth or $25-50/hr for postpartum care. You will earn back your investment in this course with your first client or two.